acsón

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /akˈsˠoːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈaksˠoːnˠ/, /ˈaksˠuːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaksˠɔːnˠ/

Noun

acsón m (genitive singular acsóin, nominative plural acsóin)

(cytology) axon
Synonym: néarshnáithín

Declension

Declension of acsón

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	acsón	acsóin
Vocative	a acsóin	a acsóna
Genitive	acsóin	acsón
Dative	acsón	acsóin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-acsón	na hacsóin
Genitive	an acsóin	na n-acsón
Dative	leis an acsón don acsón	leis na hacsóin

Derived terms

acsónach (“axonal”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
acsón	n-acsón	hacsón	t-acsón
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acsón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“axon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

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